Chapter 17.24
N-C NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

Sections:

17.24.010    Intent.

17.24.020    Permitted principal uses and structures.

17.24.030    Permitted accessory uses and structures.

17.24.040    Conditional uses.

17.24.050    Prohibited uses and structures.

17.24.060    Minimum lot requirements.

17.24.070    Minimum setback requirements.

17.24.080    Maximum lot coverage by all buildings and structures.

17.24.090    Maximum height of buildings and structures.

17.24.100    Required off-street parking and loading.

17.24.110    Signs.

17.24.010 Intent.

The N-C (neighborhood commercial) district is intended to include lands for urban development which are provided with a full range of public services, including sewers, water, electricity and street drains, or are intended to be provided with such services in the future. The district is intended to encourage the development of small and compact areas for convenience business establishments, which serve the daily needs of adjacent residential neighborhoods. Extension of this district along arterial streets in a “strip” fashion is not intended and shall be discouraged. Further, commercial uses shall be developed as a “mall type” within one structure if more than one such commercial use is desired. (Ord. 03-15 § 9 (part): prior code § 30-19(a))

17.24.020 Permitted principal uses and structures.

In an N-C zone, the following uses and structures are permitted outright:

A.    Owner or manager’s apartment, provided they are located above a commercially allowed enterprise;

B.    Barbershops and beauty shops;

C.    Drugstores;

D.    Eating and drinking establishments;

E.    Grocery stores;

F.    Group care facilities;

G.    Laundromat;

H.    Single-family dwellings;

I.    Utility installations, except solid waste disposal facilities, water storage dams and co-generation facilities. (Ord. 03-15 § 9 (part): prior code § 30-19(b))

17.24.030 Permitted accessory uses and structures.

In an N-C zone, the following uses and structures, which are incidental to the permitted principal uses and structures listed in Section 17.24.020, are permitted:

A.    Accessory buildings in conjunction with a permitted or conditional use such as a private garage or workshop;

B.    Automobile parking in conjunction with the permitted or conditional uses;

C.    Private storage in yards of not more than a total of two of the following: a truck up to one ton, a boat, a recreational vehicle, or a trailer (excluding mobile homes); maintained in a safe and orderly manner and separated by at least ten feet from any property lines;

D.    Small wind energy systems in conformance with Section 17.48.150. (Ord. 08-11 § 7: Ord. 03-15 § 9 (part): prior code § 30-19(c))

17.24.040 Conditional uses.

In an N-C zone, subject to the conditional use provisions of this title, the following uses or structures may be permitted:

A.    Automobile service stations or automobile mechanical repair garages;

B.    Child care centers;

C.    Church services;

D.    Churches and synagogues along with customary accessory uses, including parsonages, day nurseries and meeting rooms;

E.    Condominiums, townhouses, cluster housing and planned unit developments;

F.    Municipal uses such as fire stations, sewer lift stations or water wells;

G.    Retail stores;

H.    Veterinary clinics and/or enclosed boarding kennels. (Ord. 03-15 § 9 (part): prior code § 30-19(d))

17.24.050 Prohibited uses and structures.

A.    In an N-C zone, any use or structure not of a character indicated under permitted principal uses and structures or permitted as a conditional use is prohibited.

B.    Any use which causes or may reasonably be expected to cause excessive noise, vibration, odor, smoke, dust or other particulate matter, toxic or noxious matter, humidity, heat or glare at or beyond any lot line of the lot on which it is located. “Excessive” is defined for these purposes as a degree exceeding that generated by uses permitted in the district in their customary manner of operation, or to a degree injurious to the public health, safety, welfare or convenience.

C.    Co-generation facilities. (Ord. 03-15 § 9 (part): prior code § 30-19(e))

17.24.060 Minimum lot requirements.

A.    Lot width: one hundred feet.

B.    Lot Area. The minimum lot area is eleven thousand square feet and the area per dwelling unit shall be as follows:

Minimum Lot Area

Number of Units

11,000 square feet

One to four units

Plus 1,500 square feet for each dwelling unit in excess of four

(Ord. 03-15 § 9 (part): prior code § 30-19(f))

17.24.070 Minimum setback requirements.

A.    Front yard: twenty feet.

B.    Side yard abutting another lot: ten feet.

C.    Rear yard: fifteen feet.

D.    Side yard where it abuts a residential zoning district: same as that required for the residential district.

E.    Exceptions. Accessory structures, such as a workshop or storage shed, two hundred square feet or less, and not on a permanent foundation, may encroach into the rear and side yard setbacks only; provided, the structure is located on the back twenty-five percent of the parcel and is a minimum of five feet from both the rear and side lot lines.

1.    If the setback is a dedicated utility easement the owner will be responsible for the relocation of the structure during utility maintenance, replacement or repairs. (Ord. 04-11 § 7: Ord. 03-15 § 9 (part): prior code § 30-19(g))

17.24.080 Maximum lot coverage by all buildings and structures.

A.    Fifty percent.

B.    Commercial floor space is limited to two thousand square feet in the N-C zone. (Ord. 03-15 § 9 (part): prior code § 30-19(h))

17.24.090 Maximum height of buildings and structures.

Principal buildings and structures shall not exceed thirty-five feet in height, except as otherwise provided in this title. (Ord. 03-15 § 9 (part): prior code § 30-19(i))

17.24.100 Required off-street parking and loading.

Adequate off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided in connection with any permitted use in accordance with the requirements set forth in Sections 17.48.100 and 17.48.110. (Ord. 03-15 § 9 (part): prior code § 30-19(j))

17.24.110 Signs.

Signs may be allowed in conjunction with any permitted use subject to the provisions of Section 17.48.090. (Ord. 03-15 § 9 (part): prior code § 30-19(k))